Business form incorporating a removable identification card

Abstract

Difficulties with removing an identification card as part of a business form and/or costs concerns in making such business forms with readily removable cards are avoided in a business form incorporating a removable identification card made by the steps of a) providing a base sheet (10) of a relatively destructible material such as paper and having an area (20) intended to be an identification card; b) adhering a laminate layer (30), (34) of relatively indestructible material to the base sheet (10) to cover the area (20) on at least the underside of the base sheet (10); c) placing a layer of adhesive (50), (52) on the laminate layer (34) and to the sides (40), (42), (44), (46) thereof to be on the base sheet (10) adjacent the laminate layer (34); d) adhering a liner layer (56) to the laminate layer (34) and the base sheet (10) with the layer of adhesive (50), (52) and e) placing a continuous, closed die cut (26) about the area with the die cut extending through the laminate layer (30), (34) and the base sheet (10) but not through the liner layer (56).

We claim: 
     
       1. A business form removably incorporating an identification card comprising: a base sheet formed of a readily destructible material such as paper and having an area intended to serve as an identification card;   a laminate layer having edges and of tough, relatively non-destructible material such as polyester adhered to said base sheet on its underside and completely covering said area and extending past the side thereof;   a closed, continuous die cut in said base sheet and said laminate layer and defining said area and said identification card for freeing said identification card from the remainder of said base sheet and said laminate layer;   a layer of adhesive on the side of said laminate layer opposite said base sheet and extending past said edges to adhere to said base sheet at locations past said edges; and   a liner layer adhered to said base sheet and said laminate layer by said layer of adhesive;   said layer of adhesive releasably adhering to said laminate layer and non-releasably adhering to said liner layer.   
     
     
       2. The business form of claim 1 wherein said adhesive layer has edges and said liner layer extends past said adhesive layer edges so as to prevent the exposure of the adhesive of said adhesive layer except when said identification card is removed. 
     
     
       3. The business form of claim 1 wherein said laminate layer is generally rectangular and has four said laminate layer edges; and said adhesive layer extends past all said laminate layer edges. 
     
     
       4. The business form of claim 3 wherein said adhesive layer is generally rectangular and has four said adhesive layer edges; and said liner layer extends past all said adhesive layer edges. 
     
     
       5. The business form of claim 3 wherein said adhesive layer has edges and said liner layer extends past said adhesive layer edges so as to prevent the exposure of the adhesive of said adhesive layer except when said identification card is removed. 
     
     
       6. The business form of claim 1 wherein said adhesive layer has edges and said liner layer extends past said adhesive layer edges. 
     
     
       7. The business form of claim 6 wherein said adhesive layer is generally rectangular and has four said adhesive layer edges; and said liner layer extends past all said adhesive layer edges. 
     
     
       8. The business form of claim 1 further including a second laminate layer completely covering said area and located on and adhered to the side of said base sheet opposite said first mentioned laminate layer; said die cut additionally extending through said second laminate layer. 
     
     
       9. A method of making a business form incorporating a removable identification card, comprising: a) providing a base sheet of a relatively destructible material and having an area intended to be an identification card;   b) adhering a laminate layer of relatively indestructible material to said base sheet to cover said area on at least the underside of said base sheet;   c) placing a layer of adhesive on said laminate layer and, to the sides thereof, on said base sheet adjacent said laminate layer;   d) adhering a liner layer to said laminate layer and said base sheet with said layer of adhesive; and   e) placing a continuous closed die cut about said area, said die cut extending through said laminate layer(s) and said base sheet but not through said liner layer.   
     
     
       10. The method of claim 9 wherein steps a), b), c), d) and e) are performed in the sequence listed. 
     
     
       11. The method of claim 9 further including the step of printing variable information on said removable card. 
     
     
       12. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of printing variable information precedes the performance of step b). 
     
     
       13. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of printing variable information follows the performance of step b). 
     
     
       14. The method of claim 9 wherein steps c) and d) are performed by first adhering said layer of adhesive to said liner layer and then adhering said liner layer with said layer of adhesive thereon to said laminate layer and said base sheet.